Watch: Will the hot weather continue?published at 17:24 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
Tonight will be dry with clear spells and patchy cloud with lows of 12C (54F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Watch: Will the hot weather continue?published at 17:24 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Media caption, Neighbours 'fought to save flood pensioner'published at 15:53 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayNeighbours and firefighters made frantic attempts to save a pensioner who drove into flood water in Walsall, an inquest heard.
Locals clambered on to the roof of Peter Harnwell’s camper van on the Lichfield Road and tried to smash the windscreen with a hammer.
Image source, OtherMr Harnwell, 82, of Swan Lane in Evesham, Worcestershire, died after becoming trapped in flood water in the early hours of 28 May.
Black Country Coroner Zafar Siddique commended members of the public for their efforts to try to rescue him.
He gave the cause of death as drowning and recorded a verdict of misadventure.
In the papers: Giraffe sculpture trail launchedpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
The Worcester News is covering these top stories:
Giant giraffe sculptures take over Worcesterpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Phil Maiden
BBC Hereford and WorcesterStreets, parks and open spaces in Worcester have been taken over by 30 giraffe sculptures.
Image source, Worcester Stands TallThey're forming a six-mile art trail around the city called Worcester Stands Tall , externalas part of a project by the organisation Wild in Art. , external
There are also 27 smaller calf sculptures around the Crowngate Shopping Centre which have been decorated by youngsters.
Image source, Worcester Stands TallWhen the trail comes to an end on 16 September, the giraffes are being auctioned off for the St Richard's Hospice Build 2020 Appeal which aims to build a larger hospice in the city.
Call for more Brexit certainty after David Davis resignspublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsConservative backbench MP Mark Pritchard says David Davis' resignation as Brexit Secretary is "disappointing".
The Wrekin MP told BBC Radio Shropshire that Mr Davis (pictured) should have stayed in the government but will be "replaced by someone who’ll get on with the job.”
Image source, ReutersMr Davis told the BBC that he was no longer the best person to deliver the PM's Brexit plan - agreed by the cabinet on Friday - as he did not "believe" in it.
The UK is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 after a referendum was held in 2016, but the two sides have yet to agree how trade will work between the UK and the EU afterwards.
Today, the Wyre Forest MP and former trade minister Mark Garnier called for an end to uncertainty over the UK's Brexit plan, saying "businesses want to know where we're going to end up on this, one way or the other."
More fish rescued as river continues to dry outpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsMore fish are being rescued from a river in Herefordshire which is continuing to dry out in the heatwave., external
Image source, Environment AgencyOver the past couple of weeks, the Environment Agency says stretches of the upper River Teme have completely dried out.
Today, they say more of the waterway's drying out near Leintwardine and they've been rescuing lamprey, salmon and trout this morning.
Image source, Environment AgencyIn the papers: Budget consultation beginspublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
These are some of the top stories from the Hereford Times:
Thousands of jobs could follow rail hub planpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
Creation of a Midlands Rail Hub could create 8,700 new jobs by 2037, rising to 12,000 by 2044, a new report states.
Image source, Midlands ConnectA new 20-year strategy is being launched today by Midlands Connect, the transport arm of the government's Midlands Engine.
The recommended improvements could see:
- Twice as many pervices per hour from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Hereford.
- The reinstatement of a direct service between Coventry and Leicester.
- A reduction in travel times on Birmingham services.
Register for the 2019 FA People's Cuppublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
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Enjoy some of the best moments from the 2018 FA People's Cup and register to play in the 2019 FA People's Cup, external, the biggest five-a-side tournament in the country...
Media caption, FA People's Cup 2019: Registration open for biggest five-a-side tournament in the country
